Journal Articles

 Kyalo R., Abdel-Rahman E., Mohamed S., Ekesi S., Borgemeister C. and Landmann T. (2018) Importance of remotely-sensed vegetation variables for predicting the spatial distribution of African citrus triozid (Trioza erytreae) in Kenya. International Journal of Geo-Information 7, 429. doi:410.3390/ijgi7110429.

) Field and laboratory performance of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Troticidae) on orange and selected vegetables. insects

Aidoo O.F., Tanga C. M., Khamis F.M., Rasowo B.A., Mohamed S.A., Badii B.K., Salifu D., Sétamou M., Ekesi S. and Borgemeister C. (2018) Host suitability and feeding preference of the African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae), natural vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter africanus”. Journal of Applied Entomology, doi: 10.1111/jen.12581.

Ajamma Y.U., Onchuru T.O., Ouso D.O., Omondi D., Masiga D.K. and Villinger J. (2018) Vertical transmission of naturally occurring Bunyamwera and insect-specific flavivirus infections in mosquitoes from islands and mainland shores of Lakes Victoria and Baringo in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12 (11), e0006949. https://doi.org/0006910.0001371/journal.pntd.0006949.

Ambele F.C., Herve B.D.B., Ekesi S., Akutse K. S., Djuideu C.T.C.L., Meupia M.J. and Babalola O.O. (2018) Consequences of shade management on the taxonomic patterns and functional diversity of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) in cocoa agroforestry systems. Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece1003.4607.

Baleba S.B.S., Torto B., Masiga D., Weldon C.W. and Getahun M. (2019) Egg-laying decisions based on olfactory cues enhance offspring fitness in Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae). Scientific Reports 9, Article number 3850.

Bama H.B., Dabire R.A., Ouattara D., Niassy S., Ba M.N. and Dakouo D. (2018) Diapause disruption in Cirina butyrospermi Vuillet (Lepidoptera, Attacidae), the shea caterpillar, in Burkina Faso. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 4, 239–245.

Bichang'a G., Da Lage J.-L., Sambai K., Mule S., Le Ru B., Kaiser L., Juma G., Maina E. and Calatayud P.-A. (2018) Salivary α-amylase of stem borer hosts determines host recognition and acceptance for oviposition by Cotesia spp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6, 228. doi: 210.3389/fevo.2018.00228.

Bobadoye B.O., Torto B., Fombong A., Zou Y., Adlbauer K., Hanks L.M. and Millar J.G. (2018) Evidence of aggregation–sex pheromone use by longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) species native to Africa. Environmental Entomology, doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy1164.

Boff S.V., Friedel A., Miertsch A., Quezada-Euán J.J.G., Paxton R.J. and Lattorff H.M.G. (2018) A scientific note of housekeeping genes for the primitively eusocial bee Euglossa viridissima Friese (Apidae: Euglossini). Sociobiology 65, 766–769.

Buffington M.L., Copeland R.S. and Van Noort S. (2018) Revision of Afroserphus Masner (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) with the description of two new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 120, 687–707.

Chang-Jun K., Copeland R.S. and Notton D.G. (2018) The family Ismaridae Thomson (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea): First record for the Afrotropical region with description of fourteen new species. African Invertebrates 59, 127–163.

Channumsin M., Ciosi M., Masiga D., Turner C.M.R. and Mable B.K. (2018) Sodalis glossinidius presence in wild tsetse is only associated with presence of trypanosomes in complex interactions with other tsetse-specific factors. BMC Microbiology 18 (Suppl 1), 163.

Chia S. Y., Tanga C. M., Khamis F. M., Mohamed S.A., Salifu D., Subramanian S., Fiaboe K. K. M., Niassy S., van Loon J. J. A., Dicke M. and Ekesi S. (2018) Threshold temperatures and thermal requirements of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens: Implications for mass production. PLoS One 13(11), e0206097. https://doi.org/0206010.0201371/journal.pone.0206097.

Chia S. Y., Tanga C. M., Osuga I.M., Mohamed S.A., Khamis F. M., Salifu D., Subramanian S., Fiaboe K. K. M., Niassy S., van Loon J. J. A., Dicke M. and Ekesi S. (2018) Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) PeerJ 6, e5885. doi: 5810.7717/peerj.5885.